This is
a sequel to Shaun's Q2 level. You are Mel
Soaring , a kind - of Duke Nukem guy. Maybe
his cousin. After your last mission in Q2
, you notice an asteroid coming towards
the planet (earth?) and upon closer examination
you discover it is actually a flying alien
base. Time to kick butt! |
Although
the author warned of major slowdowns in
the readme file , I only noticed a very
slight slowdown at the end when there were
about 9 aliens on the screen at once. This
was at 1024x768. I'm sure this would be
non-evident at 800x600. Not enough to hinder
gameplay. The switching between the multi-level
pak was almost instantaneous. |
Very cool
alien architecture. In fact , some of the
most creative I've seen. A linear level
but not boring. Some cool tricks to getting
into certain areas. |
Very good
alignment. I noticed absolutely no flaws.
Very good, realistic choices . A lot of
adversity used in the building structures
that really made it interesting. Worth stopping
and admiring for a second. In one part there
were some really awesome looking translucent
water textures used. Almost like a lava
lamp or something. |
Right from
the start I noticed a very good use of shadows
and lighting to portray a kind of spooky
feeling. It really added to the atmosphere
of an asteroid out in cold , dark space.
Some areas were too dark for me. Maybe a
good idea to adjust the gamma before starting
the game. Too bad game designers can't try
out their games on video cards and test
the brightness controls. Unreal and Half
Life are notorious for being too dark on
my tnt2. |
I liked
the idea that you are invading the monsters'
space. Some of them seem to be just hapless
workers you walk in on. The thing that really
upset me was the monsters that kept resurrecting
themselves behind me ! You will have to
watch your back in this one. Not bad enough
to ruin it , mind you, but enough to anger
you at first. |
You start
off with the shotgun , and eventually pick
up a revolver off of a dead soldier. I am
not sure where the soldiers came from as
the plot states you are the only one sent
to investigate. You acquire a crossbow later
on, and that's that. I found myself running
out of ammo , even with carefully placed
shots. Keep an eye on ammo as it is scarce. |
Just enough
health to keep you alive. I did like the
fact that you start off with your suit.
Man , it's annoying when you can't see your
items. |
Nothing
much to talk about. Just the standard half-life
sounds. |
I liked
the premise of being the invader. The architecture
of the asteroid was very original. |
As real
as any other level depicting an alien race
that doesn't exist with buildings never
built using weapons that have not been developed!
|
Due to
the lack of ammo and resurrection capabilities
of some monsters, I'd say this pak scores
an 8 on the quick load scale! |
I finished
the level in about 40 minutes. |
Very cool
architecture, plenty of aliens. |
Alien resurrection,
lousy ending. |
Not the
best in the west , but definitely worth
the relatively small download. |